The female face of HIV: ‘We don’t have to care for ourselves’

By Maggie Fox, NBC News Del’Rosa Winston thought she’d done everything right. She kept herself in steady employment, and waited until she was married to start having children. When her marriage ended, she started having regular HIV tests, just in case. So when she settled into a new, steady relationship, she never dreamed she’d end up infected with the AIDS …

‘How to Survive a Plague’ Screening and Discussion

By Dee Borrego I was fortunate enough to attend an amazing film screening of “How to Survive a Plague” directed by filmmaker David France here at AIDS 2012.  Words cannot describe how this film moved me to really understand the history of the HIV epidemic in the US.  Walking into the beautiful screening room, I arrived a few minutes before the …

A March on Washington, D.C.: Women Making Waves

By Teresa Sullivan I want to start with a quote from young man named Philip from the Philippians Islands: “As we moved forward to a free generation of AIDS, more young people are living with HIV. We look to the older generation of activist for mentorship to guard us and give us the skills and tools. We need to continue …

LIVING 2012: Turning the Tide Together and Not Without Women!

By Teresa Sullivan Two years ago I was sitting in my office watching the closing of AIDS 2010 which was in Vienna. My eyes teared up when  Waheedah  Shabazz-El spoke on the work we still have to do here in the United States. I knew right then that I was going to prepare myself to come to the International AIDS …

AIDS 2012 Opening Session

By Starr Britt AIDS 2012 delegates are counting on the global community to continue to fight against the war on HIV, through solidarity, steadfastness, and the utilization of new science which could bring us to an “AIDS free generation.” Speakers at the opening ceremony of the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), held on Sunday evening, July 22, mentioned several …